Houston County boys basketball under head coach Buddy Bivins has improved every year since he arrived in 2022, but a region championship has eluded them to this point.
If there’s one thing that Northside boys basketball coach Buck Harris has made known, it’s that playing point guard under him is hard.
The Houston County boys look like the favorite in Region 2-5A, and they started their region schedule with a 79-63win against Northside at home on Saturday.
The region schedule has begun for Houston County (0-13, 0-1 Region 2-5A) but they’re still looking for their first victory of the season after a 67-9 loss to Northside (11-3, 2-0 Region) at home on Saturday.
Northside (10-3) held on to win their first region game despite Thomas County Central’s (8-5) 13-point comeback and last-second three-point attempt from Quincy Anderson that bounced off of the back rim as time expired.
Early three-pointers put Northside (10-3) in an early hole on Friday but the Lady Eagles climbed out and edged the Thomas County Central Lady Yellow Jackets (6-6) 46-42.
One thing you can easily tell while watching a Perry girls basketball game is that Austin McIntyre brings an intensity to the bench and demands the same from his players.
Northside (9-3) made their six first-half threes against Perry look easy as they drilled 14 total three-pointers in their 91-69 win against Northside-Columbus (1-10) to end the 2025 slate.
Northside (8-3) survived Northside-Columbus’ (5-6) final shot in the final seconds of Tuesday’s game in the Eagles’ Nest to come out with a 43-41 win in clutch time.
PERRY — Perry (3-7) couldn’t withstand Northside’s (8-3) six first-half threes that put the Eagles ahead by as many as 16 points in a 59-45 final in The Pit.
